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  1. Weehotty

    ketones

    Hi . im posting here because you are all to familiar with ketones ! im a type type 2 but have had dka ( rare I know) past few days ive been getting Ketones in my urines going up as far as 3+++ … this morning i had a trace now I have again 3+++ but when i check with my meter its only .3 of...
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    a wee update

    So i have spoken to my advanced nurse practitioner… my glicazide has been increased to 320mg . she has ordered all my functional tests ie kidney liver etc. She has mentioned that my pancreas could be tired ? and that it might be that i require insulin . so my sugars r at 18.6 the now on the...
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    sitting at 24.5

    hi , not had my dinner and im sitting at 24.5 … what should i do … should I eat or starve till tomorrow :(
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    QQ for the pros out there

    the morning i went to get my cpeptide test, i stupidly drunk milky tea … it was a 1.5hr journey and i forgot … my husband handed me the tea in a travel mug and i drunk it ‍♀️‍♀️… would this have effected my cpeptide test ..
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    CPeptide - Confused - you will be!

    Guys can you help me interpret this result .. Doctor released the value but didnt comment because he want given a ref range So it was 1447 pmolL which is 1.44 nmol which is .63 ng/ml so according to various webside normal is .80 to 2.72 ng/ml also .17 to . 90 nmols so according to my...
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    glicazide

    Hi 5 days ago I was taken off epagliflozen and put back on Glicazide .. Still no change in my numbers on waking my bloods were 13.9 and still kicking 17 after eating .. im on 80 mg morning and nite suggestions peeps .. i dont think its working
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    22.8 mmol

    urgh not got much to say other than sitting at 22 … bit scunnered … had some breaded chicked and a packet of crisps … i just wish i was normal , and could enjoy the wee tasty things in life without it killing me
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    DKA

    has anyone ever had DKA when CRP levels were off the charts , years ago I had high ketones and my CRP levels were 29 ( should be 1-10)
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    kidney Pain

    So peeps ... do u ever get pains in the kidneys when ur blood sugars are high. im at the hospital . I had 4 ++++ of both blood and sugar in my urine but no infection ... and my ct shows no stones ... i swear on everything holy that my kidney was cramping really badly ... Sugars currently at 16...
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    So my appendix burst

    So for quite a wee while now my sugars have been high so was on meds to bring it down .. last Wednesday my appendix decided it was for the off and burst ( I thought it was my ibs ) and so after a few days in hospital.. now heres the miracle .. my sugars have been normal / reasonable ever since...
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    Jardiance working ? Not sure

    Hi after being nearly a week on Jardiance im wondering if it’s working . My fasting sugars have came down from 10mmol to 8 which is great but could it be better??? Also 2 hrs after my porridge this morning im sitting at 11.4 ? .. is it working or was porridge a poor choice ??
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    So upset

    Background: tablets not working but insulin does ( previous gestational) doctors not listening to the impact on me and originally refused to acknowledge my sugar issue until my old consultant stepped in and wrote then a letter. There happy to let me a 39 yr old yummy mummy struggle on . So...
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    Metformin and ketones

    Hi , I was classed as T2 last year. for the past 6 months , I have watched as my levels got worse and worse no matter how much I adjusted my diet. So lately as my levels have been often over 13, ive been monitoring my urine ketones ( because im nothing if not thorough, plus my dad is a type...
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    Accu check performa malfunctions?!

    Ever since i had a warning on my meter for it being to cold ( accidentally left meter in car on cold night) ive been getting lower than normal readings ... i think its not working ... ive been out celebrating my daughters birthday . Had three scoops of icecream . Nachos and cheese ( we were at...
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    IBS Flare up

    Hello , im in the middle of a severe IBS flare up ... pain is off the charts ... I noticed that my blood sugars have dropped dramatically over night .... has this ever happened to yourselves?
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    Newly diagnosed and not sure how to raise a topic with the doc

    Hi , recently diagnosed as type 2 . My docs not supportive of me having a meter says I shouldn’t be testing my sugars as there is no need ‍♀️ so i went out and purchased my own , as a previous gestational diabetic i also recognised the need for ketone sticks ( my dads is also a type 1, so I...
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    Overt diabetes

    My doctor mentioned i had overt diabetes ... what is that?